JDM Honda Accord Hybrid Revealed - Should U.S. Car Look Like This?

Buyers will have yet another 2014 Honda Accord variant to choose from once the Accord Hybrid goes on sale later this year, and we've just previewed the Japanese-market version of the non-plug-in hybrid online. We hear the U.S.-spec Accord Hybrid will have front styling that more closely resembles that of the regular I-4 and V-6 Accords.

Like the Honda Accord PHEV, the Accord posted on Honda's Japanese site has blue trim on the front grille, and blue-hued headlights. Unlike the PHEV, though, this Accord wears more conservative wheels, and we don't see the PHEV's charge port flap on the front panel.

The 2014 Accord Hybrid will utilize Honda's first two-motor hybrid system that consists of a 137-hp 2.0-liter Atkinson cycle I-4 that works with a 124-kW traction electric motor, which can function as an electric continuously variable transmission (e-CVT), and a 105-kW electric motor for power generation. Total peak output is rated at 196 hp. Honda expects the non-plug-in Honda Accord Hybrid to achieve 49/45 mpg city/highway. As for pricing, we expect it to start in the high $20,000 range, topping out closer to the $34,220 Accord V6 Touring than the $40,570 Accord PHEV.

What do you think: Should the U.S.-spec 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid borrow styling cues from the Japanese-market model or look more like regular Accords already in dealerships? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below.